Common use of Appeals Against Denial of Promotion Clause in Contracts

Appeals Against Denial of Promotion. a) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee is established under Article 20.15 a). b) No member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee can review the case of any candidate where they have been involved in any part of the candidate’s promotion process. Any member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee must also absent themselves from cases where they may have a conflict of interest. c) An unsuccessful candidate for promotion under Article 22.12 g) may appeal the decision by writing to the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee within ten (10) Days after being informed of the decision. The grounds of the appeal must be specific, and must involve either: i. an alleged violation of the promotion procedures; and/or ii. an allegation that one (1) or more of the candidate’s Research, Teaching, or Service have not been fully and/or fairly evaluated. d) The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall: i. receive all of the material provided to the Tenure and Promotion Committee in Article 22.09 d) and the recommendation of the Tenure and Promotion Committee; ii. arrange a meeting with the Committee to occur as soon as possible, normally within twenty (20) Days; and iii. invite the candidate and the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee to appear before it. The candidate may invite a representative of the Association to attend. e) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall carefully consider the documentation assembled under Article 22.13 d) as it relates to the grounds of the appeal in Article 22.13 c). f) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall make its decision and communicate this decision in writing normally within twenty (20) Days of its initial meeting for a particular case. The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall report its findings which includes a summary of the evidence before the Committee and a statement which indicates clearly the Committee’s detailed reasons for its recommendation, to the President and the candidate. g) The President shall convey their recommendation to the candidate within ten (10) Days of receiving the report from the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee. h) In the case of a positive recommendation by the President, the President shall notify the Board of Governors that their recommendation shall be presented for the Board’s approval at its next scheduled meeting. i) Subsequent to Board deliberations, the President shall convey the decision to the candidate within ten (10) Days with a written statement of reasons and, in the event of a negative recommendation, a written summary of the evidence. j) A decision to grant promotion shall be effective July 1, and if the candidate is an Associate Professor the candidate shall be promoted to Professor. k) In the case of a negative recommendation by the President with respect to promotion, the candidate shall have ten (10) Days to decide whether to invoke Article 22.14 a).

Appeals Against Denial of Promotion. a) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee is established under Article 20.15 a). b) No member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee can review the case of any candidate where they have been involved in any part of the candidate’s promotion process. Any member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee must also absent themselves from cases where they may have a conflict of interest. c) An unsuccessful candidate for promotion under Article 22.12 g) may appeal the decision by a negative recommendation in writing to the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee within ten (10) Days after being informed of the decisionnotification. The grounds Appeals may be launched on either or both of the appeal must be specific, and must involve eithertwo (2) grounds: i. an alleged violation of that the promotion procedures; and/orprocedures described in this Article have not been properly followed, or ii. an allegation that one (1) or more of the candidate’s Research, Teaching, or Service have of the candidate were not been evaluated fully and/or fairly evaluatedfairly. dc) The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall:; i. receive all of the material provided to the Tenure and Promotion Committee in Article 22.09 d21.06, Article 21.07 b) and Article 21.08 and the recommendation of the Tenure and Promotion Committee; ii. arrange a meeting with the Committee to occur as soon as possible, normally within twenty (20) Days; and iii. invite the candidate and the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee to appear before it. The candidate may invite a representative of the Association to attend. ed) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall carefully consider the documentation assembled under Article 22.13 d21.11 c) as it relates to the grounds of the appeal in Article 22.13 c21.11 b). fe) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall make its decision and communicate this decision in writing normally within twenty (20) Days of its initial meeting for a particular case. The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall will report its findings the Committee’s recommendation, which includes a summary of the evidence before the Committee and a statement which indicates clearly the Committee’s detailed reasons for its recommendation, to the President and the candidatecandidate within fifteen (15) Days of the meeting in Article 21.11 c). gf) The President shall convey their recommendation the President’s decision to the candidate within ten (10) Days of receiving the report from the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee. hg) In the case of a positive recommendation by the President, the President shall notify the Board of Governors that their recommendation shall will be presented for the Board’s approval at its next scheduled meeting. ih) Subsequent to Board deliberationsdeliberation, the President shall will convey the decision to the candidate within ten (10) Days with a written statement of reasons and, in the event of a negative recommendation, a written summary of the evidence. j) A decision to grant promotion shall be effective July 1, and if the candidate is an Associate Professor the candidate shall be promoted to Professor. k) In the case of a negative recommendation by the President with respect to promotion, the candidate shall have ten (10) Days to decide whether to invoke Article 22.14 a).

Appeals Against Denial of Promotion. ‌ a) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee is established under Article 20.15 a). b) No member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee can review the case of any candidate where they have been involved in any part of the candidate’s promotion process. Any member of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee must also absent themselves from cases where they may have a conflict of interest. c) An unsuccessful candidate for promotion under Article 22.12 g) may appeal the decision by writing to the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee within ten (10) Days after being informed of the decision. The grounds of the appeal must be specific, and must involve either: i. an alleged violation of the promotion procedures; and/or ii. an allegation that one (1) or more of the candidate’s Research, Teaching, or Service have not been fully and/or fairly evaluated. d) The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall: i. receive all of the material provided to the Tenure and Promotion Committee in Article 22.09 d) and the recommendation of the Tenure and Promotion Committee; ii. arrange a meeting with the Committee to occur as soon as possible, normally within twenty (20) Days; and iii. invite the candidate and the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee to appear before it. The candidate may invite a representative of the Association to attend. e) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall carefully consider the documentation assembled under Article 22.13 d) as it relates to the grounds of the appeal in Article 22.13 c). f) The Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall make its decision and communicate this decision in writing normally within twenty (20) Days of its initial meeting for a particular case. The Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee shall report its findings which includes a summary of the evidence before the Committee and a statement which indicates clearly the Committee’s detailed reasons for its recommendation, to the President and the candidate. g) The President shall convey their recommendation to the candidate within ten (10) Days of receiving the report from the Chair of the Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee. h) In the case of a positive recommendation by the President, the President shall notify the Board of Governors that their recommendation shall be presented for the Board’s approval at its next scheduled meeting. i) Subsequent to Board deliberations, the President shall convey the decision to the candidate within ten (10) Days with a written statement of reasons and, in the event of a negative recommendation, a written summary of the evidence. j) A decision to grant promotion shall be effective July 1, and if the candidate is an Associate Professor the candidate shall be promoted to Professor. k) In the case of a negative recommendation by the President with respect to promotion, the candidate shall have ten (10) Days to decide whether to invoke Article 22.14 a).